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Well my story is this,
I was home on leave from just finishing up at the fire academy in Texas which
completed my Air Force Fire Fighting technical training. It was pretty long and
hard but I did it, oh yeah I was 1 of only 3 females in about 700 males at the
school. I am now in England as a fire fighter but am the only female here, so my
life is challenged enough as it is...anyways I met this guy when I was home that
was a friend of my best friend, he was in the Marines and recently got out. When
we met we both clicked, but I kept my distance and didn't let him know how I
felt cause I knew I only had a few more weeks at home in California then I would
have to report to my duty station in England. It was hard enough leaving my
friends behind and I had just gotten over a long 2 and a half year relationship.
Anyways the guy and I hung out the whole time I was home and when I left he
stayed in contact with me and we talked now and again...the months went by and
his devotion to me was so heart warming, I could tell how much he cared, and it
didn't seem to matter to him I was far away and couldn't be around him.
One day in the mail I received his dog tags! I was so happy I put them on and
have not taken them off since. So I sent him mine too...he now wears them and
hasn't taken them off. We finally both started talking often and I gave in when
he bashfully asked me to be his over the phone. We have known each other since
24 Nov 02 and have been talking since, we started dating long distance over the
phone 03 Apr 03 and I got to go home in May for 3 weeks on leave to see him. It
was the best time ever, we truly click in a way that I know he is the one I have
been looking for to travel down this path called life. We are so devoted to each
other and respectful it's nuts! I know have been back home for a full month
since I last saw him and it's so hard, we love each other so much, but I have to
do my job to secure my future and it's sorta funny cause I am the female in the
relationship yet I am the one in the military (now cause he was a marine, which
helps him understand what I am going through) and I am a fire fighter which is
normally a male job.
I am the one that had to leave him behind and he always jokes how he feels like
the chick in the relationship, anyways we both have been looking for each other
for so long and now that we found each other the timing really sux cause it's so
hard to be apart. I call him ever other day cause as a fire fighter I work 24
hour shifts, and there is a time difference so I go to bed early so I can wake
up around 1 in the morning my time and usually spend 4 hours on the phone. I
hate being apart and he hates it too, but I don't know what else to do so that
is how I found this site, seeking long distance relationship advice to help us
through. Plus I will be going to Iraq soon and I know that is going to be a
really hard time for us, especially since I will be one of the few females
there, I know he will be worried, so I want to help make us as strong as I can
before I go.
Saundia and Harley for life! = )
Saundia, England
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